Johnson, Neil F. 1961-

Simply complexity: a clear guide to complexity theory / Neil F. Johnson. - Oxford : Oneworld, 2007. - xiii, 236 p. ill. 20 cm.

"First published in hardcover by Oneworld Publications as Two's Company, Three is Complexity, 2007"--Title page verso.

Two's company, three is complexity -- Disorder rules, OK? -- Chaos and all that jazz -- Mob mentality -- Getting connected --
What can complexity science do for me? Forecasting financial markets -- Tackling traffic networks and climbing the corporate ladder -- Looking for Mr./Mrs. Right -- Coping with conflict : next-generation wars and global terrorism -- Catching a cold, avoiding super-flu, and curing cancer -- The mother of all complexities : our nanoscale quantum world -- To infinity and beyond.


Johnson uses real-life examples as he leads us on a fascinating and entertaining romp through cutting-edge topics like chaos, game theory, economics, and even jazz and quantum physics. He shows the surprising ways in which order eventually emerges from the interaction of all things.

9781851686308


Ciencia --Filosofía.
Complejidad (Filosofía).
Ciencia --Filosofía

Q 175.32 / J68s 2007

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